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Die Veneris, 13 Julii, 1649.

Judicial Seal.

AN Act for the Alteration of the original Seal of
Caernarvon, Merioneth, and Anglesey, was this
Day, read; and, upon the Question, passed.

Sheriff of London.

The House being informed, That the Sheriff of London, and some other Aldermen, were at the Door;

They were called in: And being come to the Bar,
Mr. Sheriff Viner said thus;

Mr. Speaker,

The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council,
have commanded me, and these Gentlemen, to present
this humble Petition to this honourable House; and to
desire that the same may be read.

Which being received; and the Gentlemen being withdrawn, the Petition was read; and was intituled, "The
humble Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commons of the City of London."

The Question being propounded, That this House
doth leave it to Alderman Wilson to serve as Sheriff of
the City of London; and this House doth declare that
they shall take it as an acceptable Service to the Commonwealth, if he doth accept of the said Office;

And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;

It passed with the Affirmative.

And the main Question being put;

It was Resolved, &c. That this House doth leave it to
Alderman Wilson to several as Sheriff of the City of
London: And this House doth declare, That they shall
take it as an acceptable Service to the Commonwealth,
if he doth accept of the said Office.

The said Sheriff and Aldermen being again called in;
Mr. Speaker, by Command of this House, gave them
this Answer;

Mr. Sheriff,

The House has considered of your Petition, which concerns Two Gentlemen, Members of this House: One of
them, Mr. Leman, is now absent; and the House will
take a Time to consider of him: And as touching Alderman Wilson, they have commanded me to let you
know what their Resolution is, "That this House doth
leave it to the said Alderman Wilson to serve as Sheriff of
the City of London: And this House doth declare, That
they shall take it as an acceptable Service to the Commonwealth, if he doth accept of the said Office for the
Year now next coming."

Crown Lands.

Mr. Myles Corbett reports a Proviso to the Act for
securing the Arrears of the Soldiers, out of the Lands of
the late King, Queen, or Prince: Which was this Day
read the First and Second time: And,

Upon the Question, it is Ordered, That that Clause;
viz. Provided * * * * * in the Proviso, Yesterday
tendered to the said Act, be omitted out of the said Proviso: And that this Proviso, now reported, be added to the
Proviso Yesterday tendered to the said Act.

The Question being propounded, That the Two other
Parks, called the Middle Park and Bushie Park, at
Hampton Court, be excepted out of the said Act.

And the Question being put, That the said Question
be now put;

It passed with the Affirmative.

And the main Question being put;

It was Resolved, &c. That the Two other Parks, called
the Middle Park and Bushy Park, at Hampton Court, be
excepted out of the said Act.

A Proviso was tendered to this Act, That this Act
extend not to the Honour, Manor, and Parks of Woodstock, with the Appurtenances, in the County of Oxford:
Which was this Day read the First and Second time.

And the Question being put, That this Proviso be
Part of the Bill;

It passed with the Negative.

A Proviso being tendered to the said Act, That the
said Act extend not to alienate Theobalds House and Park;
which was this Day read; and, upon the Question,
rejected;

A Proviso being tendered to the said Act, That the
said Act extends not to the Site of Pontefract Castle, or
the Parks and Lands, with the Appurtenances thereunto
belonging; which was this Day read the First and Second time;

A Proviso was tendered to this Act, That this Act
extends not to the House called the Wardrobe, with the
Appurtenances, nor to the House wherein Sir John Heydon formerly dwelt, belonging to the Office of the Ordnance, in the Parish of Trinity Minories in the County of
Middlesex, &c. and the Ground called the Old Artillery
Grounds, with all Houses thereon built, situate, lying,
and being, without Bishopsgate, in the Parish of Botolph
Bishopsgate, London, and the new Artillery Ground:
Which was twice read.

And the last Clause being, upon the Question, omitted:

The Proviso, so amended, being put to the Question,
was assented unto; and ordered to be Part of the Act.

Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee, upon the
Debate of the House, to present some Expedient to the
House, in the Matter now had in Debate: Viz. Mr. Attorney General, Colonel Harrison, Colonel Rich, Mr. Miles
Corbett, Mr. Marten, Colonel Jones, Mr. Millington,
Mr. Goodwin, Major General Skippon, Mr. Challoner,
ambo, Mr. Garland, Mr. Holland; or to any Three of
them: And this Committee is to meet at Two of the
Clock this Afternoon, in Mr. Speaker's Chamber; and
to report to the House To-morrow Morning.

Resolved, &c. That Colonel Blunt be omitted out of
this Bill, desiring to be excused: And that Wm. Bossevile
Esquire be inserted, in his place, a Trustee.

A Proviso being tendered to the Act, That original
Creditors by Debentures shall have Pre-emption for Ten
Days, according to the Rules in the Act, Which was
read the First and Second Time; and, with some Alteration at the Table, was, upon the Question, passed; and
ordered to be Part of the Act.

Attorney General of Ireland.

Ordered, That the Attorney General do prepare a
Patent for Mr. Basill to be Attorney General for Ireland,
in the same Form that the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of England is now made: And that the Lords
Commissioners for the Great Seal of England do pass the
same under the Great Seal of England accordingly.

Relief of Debtors.

Ordered, That the Bill for the Prisoners be read, the
first Business, To-morrow Morning, next after the Act
for securing the Soldiers Arrears.